Safety device



April 16, 1929. C. B. AUEL 1,709,765

SAFETY DEVICE Filed May 28, 1925 INVENTOR (ar/ 5. 4

WI ESSES:

ATT(.)RNEY Patented Apr. 16, 192%.

nrre era CARL B. AUEL, F IRWIN, PENNSYLVANIA.

SAFETY DEVICE.

Application filed May 28, 1925. Serial No. 33,338.

My invention relates to safety devices, and it has particular relation to devices for protecting the eyes of persons that are subject to danger of injury by pieces, or particles, of flying material.

My invention has for one of its objects to provide a device of the character indicated above that may be conveniently wornand 1 adjusted to such position as to conform to the face of the wearer.

A second ob ect of my invention 18 to provide a simple and convenient means for i of the operator may be injured by flying 7 particles of metal, or other materials or by,

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mounting spectacles, goggles or the like whereby they may be easily and quickly ad justed to operative, or inoperative, position. In many occupations, the eyes and the face Gog intense light or heat, as in welding.

gles, or similar protective devices, are .ordi' narily employed. However, byreason of the inconvenience involved in placing them upon the head of'the wearer and the further inconvenience caused by elastic bands,,or other devices for retaining them in position,

the use of safety devices of this character they man be moved to inoperative ,posi-- tion and folded in such manner as not'to obstruct the vision. The goggles are adjusted vertically by an appropriate movement of the cap. r

The details of my invention will be de' scribed in connection with the acconipany-' ing drawing, inwhich I p Figure 1 is a side view of a safety dev ce embodying my invention in operative positionuponthe cap of an operator;

Fig. 2 is a similar view, wlth the goggles folded outwardly in inoperative position,

Fig. 3 is .avie'w in elevation of a pairlof goggles mounted in accordance with my in vention, a portion of the supporting member being shown n sect on;

, Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View of the apparatusof Fig. 3; 5 I

Fig. 5 is a'bottom plan view and the supporting mechanism; and

Fig fi-is a View, similar to Figg l, withthe goggles' 'folded outwardly and withtective shield folded inwardly.

of the gogglesthe pro- Referring to the drawing, a supporting mechanism for apairof goggles, spectacles, or the l ke, comprises a bracket 1 that may be secured to any suitable portion of a head gear, such, for example, asthevisor 2 of a heap 3 that may be worn by anoperator. The

bracket 1 is provided with an ofiset portion 4'to constitute aguidemember. for a member 5 that is slidably mounted thereon.

. V The member fijwhich is substantially of tl shap'e, comprises a-central portionthat is adaptedto slide between thevisor 2 and the, ofiset portion 4- of the. bracket 1. Each of the leg portions Gofthe member5is provided with a slot 7 for receiving-a cross-bar 8 of pair ofspectacl-es'or goggles9. The bar 8' has rigidly secured thereto-amember 10, of substantially triangular-shape, and of such length as to fitlbetween the leg portions 6.-

A blade spring 11, which hasone end se cured to the bracket- :1, extends: parallel to the latter between the leg portions 6- and. in

engagement with the triangular member 10 to retain the barS in position against the nner ends of theslot 7 The force exe rted by the spring 11 causes the member 5;: to en:

gage the bracket Lwith such force as to yieldingly retainthemember 5 in any longitudinal pos tion to which it may. be adjusted.

,Thespring 11 also c'oacts with thesides oi thetriangularmember 10 to yieldingly cause the rod f8fan'd its-connected parts ,to remain in'e ther or the three angular positions to which the spectacles 9 may be adj List 6d.

The spectacles orgoggles 9 may be of the usual or ordinary type worn by machinists,

grinders or operators for the protection 0t their eyes. The spectacl-esmay be provided,;

if desired, at iefach side, with shields 12, of

wire gauze, or other suitable material; 1 The:

for example.

In the use of my improved safety device, the cap-may be placed upon the headof the spectacles 9 maybe replaced by a single piece of glass or other materlal for use ln-welding,

operator insubstantially the oosition'shown f v in Figs. 1 and? The spectacles ,9 may be adjusted to operativepositiomfas illustrated in Fig. 1, by sliding themember 5 along the bracket 1 until the spectactes are in proper position With respect to the face of the operator. terminesthe vertical position of thespecta- V cles. The Weight of the spectacles is entirely supported by the visor of the cap,-and

- they are firmly held in position by the supporting mechanism that is secured to the cap. V

lf,'however, it is desired to adjust them to inoperative position, it is only necessary to fold the spectacles outwardly, the spring 11 yieldingly permittingthis movement. The spring 11 then 'coacts With the triangular member to retain the spectacles in their folded position wherein theyfdo not obstruct the View of the operator. The spectacles may also be folded inwardly in case,-for ex .ample, it, is desired to carry the cap and the spectacles in the pocket of the operator, since the spectacles are less likely toingu'ry m such case. The shields 12 may also be tolded inwardly for the purpose of rendering the device more compact. It will be noted thatZIhave provided an improved safety device that may be conveniently and simply adjusted to' conform with the physiog'nomy of the wearer. In

view of the'faet that itisjavailable, When" desired, Without removalof the head-gear to Which itis attached, its use by the operator is much more probable than 1t it were necessary toremove the capand to place an elastic band, or similar device, over the headof the wearer. It will be appreciated", also, that thespeet'acles may be removed or assembled, if desired, by compressing the spring. to such degree thatthe cross-bar may be removedfroni, or inserted in the retaining slots. 5 The foregoing and other advan- Ttagesi ill be apparent to those skilled in the art; relating to similar devices. r V

I claim as my invention f 1. A protective device comprising a guide member, a' member slidable therealong, a

)air of goggles rotatablymounted in" said slidable member. to assume a phirality of positions, andmeansbearing on said goggles for retainingthem in botha selected position in their slidable path and a selected position in their rotatable mounting, E I

2. A protective device comprising a slotted guides'tructure, a supporting member slid-' 1 able in the slot thereof,a pair of goggles rotatably mounted n said slidable member to assume a selected position With respect to the'face of the Wearer,-'a'nd a single means bearing upon the central portion of said The position 'ofthe cap dc goggles for retaining them in both an adjusted position in said slot. and a selected position in their rotatable mounting.

3. A protective device comprising a slotted guide structure, a supporting member slidable in the slot thereof, a pair of goggles having a three-position pivotal mounting in said slidable member, and a single spring secured to said guide structure and bearing on thethree-position pivotof said mounting for retaining said goggles in both an adjusted position in said slot and in one of the three positions permitted by said pivotal mounting. w i

4. In a device for supporting eye-protecting 'means, in coi'nbination, a supporting member tor attaching to acap-visor, a slide member slidably mounted on the support-c ing m'ember, means on the slide member for rotatably supporting eye-protecting means, said eye-protecting means being provided with a shaft of triangular cross section, and

a spring carried the supportingmomher, said spring being disposed to bearupon the triangular shaft of the eye-protecting means to restrain it in one of three possible positions and to simultaneouslycause the slide member to frictionallyengage the supporting member to restrain it from motion relativeto the supporting member.

5'. A supporting mechanism for" an eye- ;vrotecting device comprising a bracket member adapted to be attached to a'eap-visor, an inverted U-shaped member disposed to slidably engage the bracket member, each of the depending legs ofthe U-shaped member being provided With an open-end slot, a cross bar rotatably disposed in said slots, the" portion of the cross bar between the depending portionsbeing of triangular-cross section, an eye prote'ctmg device carried by the cross bar, and a fiat spring member car ried by the bracket member; said spring member being" disposed to engage the trisubscribed my name this 25th day of May 19 5. v 4 p I cannon. Aunt.- 

